Asia Taiwan Manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, which has broken into the electric vehicle market, is expected to deliver its first electric buses to Kaohsiung conglomerate San Ti Group next month
Asia Taiwan Comic fans flocked from booth to booth on the opening day of the Taipei Comics and Animation Festival, with some even arriving in cosplay costumes
Asia Taiwan Production studio Pili International Multimedia, which has been producing content featuring traditional Taiwanese glove puppets for five generations, is now exploring the idea of expanding its exposure globally through NFT
Asia Taiwan For the first time, a government pet management unit will be established, seeking to improve animal welfare with a budget of over US$ 4,7 million a year; at least 2 out of 7 million households keep a pet
Asia Taiwan Hundreds of migrant workers took to the streets in Taipei demanding the right to freely change employers within the country, in a protest organized by the Migrants Empowerment Network in Taiwan
Asia Taiwan Starting today, eggs sold in the country must have a traceability code on the shell, allowing consumers to easily identify the source of the eggs and how the hens are raised
Asia Taiwan The 2022 Countdown to New Year event - among the most spectacular celebrations of its kind in the world - will display a 120’’ Home Run Taiwan animation on the Taipei 101 skyscraper; using 140.000 LEDs, it will send a message of love, hope and solidarity
Asia Taiwan Taiwan was named the only country in Asia with an open civic space for a fourth consecutive year by the Civicus report, as it consistently shows authorities are tolerant of criticism from civil society groups, which are able to form and operate freely
Asia Taiwan ON world AIDS day the country releases promising data, showing that reported HIV/AIDS cases have declined for four consecutive years; cases among those aged 30 or younger dropped 61% so far this year from 2017 - the biggest decline among all age groups
Asia Taiwan Amid growing demand for pet sitting, legal bases are needed for better management and the country is looking to enact an ordinance to regulate the burgeoning industry to ensure the rights of both owners and service providers
Asia Taiwan A recent Airbnb survey reports that around 57% of people in the country think that travel has become a lifestyle for them; the average in six other Asia-Pacific countries is around 40%
Asia Taiwan Microplastic contamination has been found in 100% of the water samples collected from Jiaming Lake in Taitung County, at 3.310 m the second-highest in the country and a main source of drinking water for the Formosan sambar deer, a protected species
Asia Taiwan The ‘Book & Host Project for Migrants’ learning kit, a package of educational materials designed for the migrant community by NPO One-Forty, emerged as one of the 20 Gold Award winners at the Japanese Good Design Award 2021